Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2020
18Offence—burial at cemetery
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18 Offence—burial at cemetery (b) buries human remains at the cemetery; and (c) fails to comply with a requirement mentioned in subsection (2). (2) For subsection (1) (c), the requirements are that— (a) the human remains must be contained in an acceptable container or acceptable wrapping; and (b) the person must have either of the following for the human remains: (i) a certification document; (ii) an approval given under section 40 (Burial or cremation without certification document); and (c) if the human remains are buried in a vault—the person must have a written statement from the person who transported the remains to the cemetery stating that the human remains— (i) have been embalmed; and (ii) are in a sealed corrosion resistant container; and
(d) the human remains must be buried in accordance with the following: (i) the minimum standards for the burial of human remains prescribed by regulation; (ii) the standard operating procedures for the cemetery; (iii) if a code of practice applies to the burial or the cemetery— the code of practice;